Basic Oscillator Model

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Basic Oscillator Model Oscillator has positive feedback loop at selected frequency Barkhausen criteria implies that the multiplication of the transfer functions of open loop amplifier and feedback stage is H F (ω)H A (ω) = 1 Barkhausen criteria aka loop gain equation

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Basic Oscillator Model

• Oscillator has positive feedback loop at selected frequency

• Barkhausen criteria implies that the multiplication of the transfer functions of open loop amplifier and feedback stage is

HF (ω)HA (ω) = 1• Barkhausen criteria aka loop gain equation

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LC Oscillators – Lower RF Frequencies

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LC Oscillators – Lower RF Frequencies

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LC Oscillators – Lower RF Frequencies

• Can also design with BJTs.

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High RF & Microwave Oscillators

• Take advantage of our knowledge of stability

• Rollett Stability Factor k < 1

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Microwave Oscillator Signal Flowb1/bs =Γin / (1- ΓsΓin )

Conditions of oscillation –

Unstable if:

ΓsΓin = 1 or ΓsΓL = 1

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Creating Oscillator Condition

• Frequently begin with common-base or common-gate configuration

• Convert common-emitter s-parameters to common-base (similarly for FETs)

• Add inductor in series with base (or gate) as positive feedback loop network to attain unstable Rollett factor k <1

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Unstable Condition – Oscillation

1. Convert transistor common-base [s] to [Z]tr

2. [Z]L =

3. [Z]Osc= [Z]L+[Z]tr

4. Convert [Z]Osc to [s]Osc

5. Plot stability circles

1 11 1

j Lω

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Inductor Value for Oscillation• Must repeat

previous calculation ofRollet Factor for each value of L

• In this exampleL = 5 nH

s11 = -0.935613, s12 = -0.002108,

s21 = 1.678103 , s22 = 0.966101

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Unstable Transistor Oscillator Design1. Select potentially unstable transistor at freq2. Select appropriate transistor configuration3. Draw output stability circle in ΓL plane4. Select appropriate value of ΓL to produce largest

possible negative resistance at input of transistor yielding |ΓL | >1 and Zin < 0

5. Select source tuning impedance Zs as if the circuit was a one-port oscillator by RS + RIN < 0 typically RS = |RIN|/3, RIN < 0 and XS = -XIN

6. Design source tuning and terminating networks with lumped or distributed elements

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Dielectric Resonator Oscillator (DRO)

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DRO Networks

DR-based input matching network of the FET oscillator.

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Varactor Diodes (Voltage Variable Caps)

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Gunn Elements For Oscillators

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Gunn Oscillator with DRO

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Mixer Basics

Heterodyne receiver system incorporating a mixer.

Basic mixer concept: two input frequencies are used to create new frequencies at the output of the system.

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Mixing Process Spectrum

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Simple Diode and FET Mixers

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Compression Point and 3rd Order Intercept

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Single-Ended BJT Mixer

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Single-Ended BJT Mixer Design Biasing Network

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Single-Ended BJT Mixer DesignLO and RF Connection

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Single-Ended BJT Mixer DesignRF Input Matching Network

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Single-Ended BJT Mixer DesignModified Input Matching for RF

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Single-Ended BJT Mixer DesignCompleted Design